The Facts: The No. 1 question for the Miami Dolphins' new coaching staff revolves around the development of Tagovailoa. The commitment to the former No. 5 overall pick extends to molding the entire offense around what best suits Tua, according to new QBs coach and passing game coordinator Darrell Bevell. "The first thing is to get him ingrained in the system," Bevell said Wednesday, via the Miami Herald. "Once we are able to do that, then I think the system is going to be built and tailored to him, and... bring out all the positives in his game."
Diehards Line:Bevell, who has worked with Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford and Trevor Lawrence in the past decade, noted that, unlike other positions, it's vital to construct the offense around what the quarterback does best, or the entire operation never gets off the ground. "(It's important) to tailor the game to them, to their talent, rather than fitting the round peg in the square hole," he said. "We can tailor the offense to bring out the strengths of each guy." Tagovailoa's strength is his accuracy, particularly in close quarters, and his ability to quickly get the ball out. There were plenty of times that Tua's quick reads and release saved a sack or worse. The negative to Tua's game is the lack of arm strength that could hold back the offense, particularly down the field and deep outside the numbers, where he didn't target much in 2021. All that said, assuming the bulk of Mike McDaniel's offense relies on the Kyle Shanahan scheme, it should fit with what Tua does well, namely getting the ball to players in space and working defenses over the middle. In addition, the Dolphins' RPO game should be better in 2022 in the new system. As NFL.com suggests, everything we've heard this offseason from the new staff suggests Tua will get every chance to show he's the franchise quarterback. If he struggles in 2022, it'll be back to the drawing board in South Beach.